Getting Started with the .NET MAUI Segmented Control

10 Feb 202512 minutes to read

This section provides a quick overview of how to get started with the .NET MAUI Segmented control (SfSegmentedControl) for .NET MAUI and a walk-through to configure the .NET MAUI Segmented control in a real-time scenario. Follow the steps below to add .NET MAUI Segmented control to your project.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are setup:

  1. Install .NET 8 SDK or later is installed.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with Visual Studio 2022 (v17.8 or later).

Step 1: Create a New .NET MAUI Project

  1. Go to File > New > Project and choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  2. Name the project and choose a location. Then click Next.
  3. Select the .NET framework version and click Create.

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Toolkit Package

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
  2. Search for Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit and install the latest version.
  3. Ensure the necessary dependencies are installed correctly, and the project is restored.

Step 3: Register the handler

In the MauiProgram.cs file, register the handler for Syncfusion® Toolkit.

using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.Hosting;

    public static class MauiProgram
    {
	    public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
	    {
	        var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
		    builder
			    .ConfigureSyncfusionToolkit()
			    .UseMauiApp<App>()
			    .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
			    {
				    fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
				    fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Semibold.ttf", "OpenSansSemibold");
			    });

		    return builder.Build();
	    }
    }

Step 4: Add .NET MAUI Segmented Control

  1. To initialize the control, import the Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.SegmentedControl namespace into your code.
  2. Initialize SfSegmentedControl class.
<ContentPage   
    xmlns:segmentedControl="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.SegmentedControl;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit">

    <segmentedControl:SfSegmentedControl />

</ContentPage>
using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.SegmentedControl;

. . .

public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
{
    public MainPage()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        SfSegmentedControl segmentedControl = new SfSegmentedControl();
        this.Content = segmentedControl;
    }
}

Step 5: Populating segmented items

You can use ItemsSource property of SfSegmentedControl to populate the segmented items.

<ContentPage   
    xmlns:segmentedControl="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.SegmentedControl;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit">
    <segmentedControl:SfSegmentedControl>
        <segmentedControl:SfSegmentedControl.ItemsSource>
            <x:Array Type="{x:Type x:String}">
                <x:String>Day</x:String>
                <x:String>Week</x:String>
                <x:String>Month</x:String>
                <x:String>Year</x:String>
            </x:Array>
        </segmentedControl:SfSegmentedControl.ItemsSource>
    </segmentedControl:SfSegmentedControl>
</ContentPage>
using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.SegmentedControl;
. . .

public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
{
    public MainPage()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
          SfSegmentedControl segmentedControl = new SfSegmentedControl();
          segmentedControl.ItemsSource = new List<SfSegmentItem>
          {
            new SfSegmentItem { Text = "Day" },
            new SfSegmentItem { Text = "Week" },
            new SfSegmentItem { Text = "Month" },
            new SfSegmentItem { Text = "Year" }
         };
        this.Content = segmentedControl;
    }
}

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are setup:

  1. Install .NET 8 SDK or later is installed.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with Visual Studio Code.
  3. Ensure that the .NET MAUI extension is installed and configured as described here.

Step 1: Create a New .NET MAUI Project

  1. Open the command palette by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P and type .NET:New Project and enter.
  2. Choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  3. Select the project location, type the project name and press Enter.
  4. Then choose Create project.

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Toolkit Package

  1. Press Ctrl + ` (backtick) to open the integrated terminal in Visual Studio Code.
  2. Ensure you’re in the project root directory where your .csproj file is located.
  3. Run the command dotnet add package Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit to install the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Toolkit NuGet package.
  4. To ensure all dependencies are installed, run dotnet restore.

Step 3: Register the handler

In the MauiProgram.cs file, register the handler for Syncfusion® Toolkit.

using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.Hosting;

    public static class MauiProgram
    {
	    public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
	    {
	        var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
		    builder
			    .ConfigureSyncfusionToolkit()
			    .UseMauiApp<App>()
			    .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
			    {
				    fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
				    fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Semibold.ttf", "OpenSansSemibold");
			    });

		    return builder.Build();
	    }
    }

Step 4: Add .NET MAUI Segmented Control

  1. To initialize the control, import the Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.SegmentedControl namespace into your code.
  2. Initialize SfSegmentedControl class.
<ContentPage   
    xmlns:segmentedControl="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.SegmentedControl;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit">

    <segmentedControl:SfSegmentedControl />

</ContentPage>
using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.SegmentedControl;

. . .

public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
{
    public MainPage()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        SfSegmentedControl segmentedControl = new SfSegmentedControl();
        this.Content = segmentedControl;
    }
}

Step 5: Populating segmented items

You can use ItemsSource property of SfSegmentedControl to populate the segmented items.

<ContentPage   
    xmlns:segmentedControl="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.SegmentedControl;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit">
    <segmentedControl:SfSegmentedControl>
        <segmentedControl:SfSegmentedControl.ItemsSource>
            <x:Array Type="{x:Type x:String}">
                <x:String>Day</x:String>
                <x:String>Week</x:String>
                <x:String>Month</x:String>
                <x:String>Year</x:String>
            </x:Array>
        </segmentedControl:SfSegmentedControl.ItemsSource>
    </segmentedControl:SfSegmentedControl>
</ContentPage>
using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.SegmentedControl;
. . .

public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
{
    public MainPage()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
          SfSegmentedControl segmentedControl = new SfSegmentedControl();
          segmentedControl.ItemsSource = new List<SfSegmentItem>
          {
            new SfSegmentItem { Text = "Day" },
            new SfSegmentItem { Text = "Week" },
            new SfSegmentItem { Text = "Month" },
            new SfSegmentItem { Text = "Year" }
         };
        this.Content = segmentedControl;
    }
}

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Ensure you have the latest version of JetBrains Rider.
  2. Install .NET 8 SDK or later is installed.
  3. Make sure the MAUI workloads are installed and configured as described here.

Step 1: Create a new .NET MAUI Project

  1. Go to File > New Solution, Select .NET (C#) and choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  2. Enter the Project Name, Solution Name, and Location.
  3. Select the .NET framework version and click Create.

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion® MAUI Toolkit NuGet Package

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
  2. Search for Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit and install the latest version.
  3. Ensure the necessary dependencies are installed correctly, and the project is restored. If not, Open the Terminal in Rider and manually run: dotnet restore

Step 3: Register the handler

In the MauiProgram.cs file, register the handler for Syncfusion® Toolkit.

using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.Hosting;

    public static class MauiProgram
    {
	    public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
	    {
	        var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
		    builder
			    .ConfigureSyncfusionToolkit()
			    .UseMauiApp<App>()
			    .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
			    {
				    fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
				    fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Semibold.ttf", "OpenSansSemibold");
			    });

		    return builder.Build();
	    }
    }

Step 4: Add .NET MAUI Segmented Control

  1. To initialize the control, import the Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.SegmentedControl namespace into your code.
  2. Initialize SfSegmentedControl class.
<ContentPage   
    xmlns:segmentedControl="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.SegmentedControl;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit">

    <segmentedControl:SfSegmentedControl />

</ContentPage>
using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.SegmentedControl;

. . .

public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
{
    public MainPage()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        SfSegmentedControl segmentedControl = new SfSegmentedControl();
        this.Content = segmentedControl;
    }
}

Getting started in .NET MAUI Segmented control.